Registered Nurse New

Looking for Stepdown RNs for Manhattan Hospital!

Shift: Nights 7pm - 7:30am + Every other weekend and Holidays

Pay = $61.50 an hour

Requirements:

• Must have 2 years of Stepdown in a hospital setting.
• Must have vent/trach experience.
• Cardiology and Telemetry experience are also required.
• Epic experience highly preferred.

OPERATIONS

1. Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.

2. Coordinates with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.

3. Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager.

4. Demonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources.

5. Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care.

6. Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team.

2. Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.

3. Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy.

4. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family.

5. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others.

6. Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs.

7. Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives